Book

The Negritos of Asia; vol. 2, ethnography of the Negritos: half-vol. 1, religion and mythology

St. -Gabriel-Verlag13 • Published In 1957 • Pages: HRAF ms: vi, 405 [original: xiv, 336 ]

By: Schebesta, Paul, Schütze, Frieda.

Abstract
This is the second half-volume on the ethnography of the Negritos of Asia(see Schebesta, 1954, no. 1). It deals with the religion, mythology and art of the Semang. (Material on the religion of the Aeta and the Andamanese has not been translated.)The author's field work includes the periods of 1924-1925, 1938-1939, and January - February 1952.
Subjects
Descriptive somatology
Vocabulary
Collecting
Mats and basketry
Dwellings
Furniture
Building interiors and arrangement
External trade
Division of labor by gender
Representative art
Dance
Mythology
Burial practices and funerals
Sacred objects and places
Ritual
Organized ceremonial
culture
Semang
HRAF PubDate
2000
Region
Asia
Sub Region
Southeast Asia
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Joan Steffens ; 1963, Teferi Abate Adem ; 2006
Field Date
1924-1925, 1938-1939 and Jan. û Feb. 1952
Coverage Date
1924-1939
Coverage Place
Malaysia
Notes
Paul Schebesta
Translation of: [Die Negrito Asiens; II. Band, Ethnographie der Negrito; 1. Halbband, Wirtschaft und Soziologie]
Includes bibliographical references
Translated from the German for Human Relations Area Files by Frieda Schütze ca. 1963
LCSH
Batek (Malaysian people)/Semang (Malaysian people)